Exploring the ‘Obituary: Kenya News Presenter Catherine Kasavuli Passes Away’ Veteran TV news anchor Catherine Kasavuli is dead. She had taken a four-month break and returned to her Instagram in October. Before retiring in 2015, she was one of the first anchors to host a live television program for a privately held TV station in the 1990s.
She died aged 60 at the Kenyatta National Hospital on Thursday night, after battling cancer.
Obituary: Kenya News Presenter Catherine Kasavuli Passes Away
Her employer, KBC confirmed the death.
Kasavuli had been admitted to the facility since October 26. A colleague at KBC had then informed Kenyans of her situation.
She had recently returned on TV after KBC hired her among veterans to revamp the media house.
Kasavuli had taken a four-month break and returned to her Instagram in October.
Kenya News Presenter Catherine Cause Of Death Revealed
In November, colleagues and friends in the media industry mobilised people to donate blood for urgent transfusion after she was admitted at KNH.
Kasavuli’s employer KBC appealed for blood donation as she was admitted to Kenyatta hospital’s Private wing.
Cervical cancer affects the neck of the womb and is the growth of abnormal cells in the lining of the cervix.
Worldwide, the disease is ranked as the fourth most frequently diagnosed cancer and the fourth leading cause of cancer death in women.
Veteran Journalist Presenter Catherine Kasavuli
“Kasavuli passed on yesterday night. Her death related to the cancer ailment that she’s been bravely fighting in the recent past,” Maina told the media.
In her last post on December 12, Kasavuli shared that she was visited by her nephew who had lost his mother to cancer, promising to fight the disease.
“Five years later it strikes again, but this time round, we are well prepared, courageous, optimistic, and thankful to every new day I get to hope courageously,” she wrote.
A number of journalists including KTN’s Mashirima Kapombe remembered her as a role model who held the hands of several media practitioners during their careers.
“Sad news to wake up to. She was an inspiration to many, including myself,” Kapombe wrote.
Kasavuli first made public her illness on November 7, appealing for an urgent blood donation. Colleagues in the media industry responded to the clarion call from the KNH blood donation unit.
Well-wishers also raised funds to foot her medical bill.
As she underwent treatment, the media maestro gave regular updates on her treatment and thanked the public for their continued support.
Kasavuli, who wears the crown of Kenya’s first female anchor had a stellar career spanning three decades. She began at KBC as a continuity announcer.
Her debut on TV was in 1985 before she was recruited to the team that idealized KTN, the first privately-owned TV station in the early 1990s.
The veteran anchor also worked for Citizen TV before moving back to KBC when the station was relaunched in 2022.
